Can I smoke during breastfeeding? Will it affect my baby?

For ordinary people, smoking is very harmful to the human body, because cigarettes are of no help to human health. However, some women who are breastfeeding have problems such as smoking. Many of them know that there are harms, but they don’t know what the harms are. So what effects does smoking during breastfeeding have on the baby?

Smoking during breastfeeding is undoubtedly harmful to the baby. Smoking during breastfeeding affects the metabolism of milk. It can increase the possibility of babies suffering from pneumonia and bronchitis. Thick smoke can make it difficult for babies to breathe, making them more susceptible to various respiratory syndromes.

1. For the sake of the baby's and their own physical and mental health, mothers who are breastfeeding must not smoke and should quit smoking and drinking as much as possible.

2. Babies must not be sent to an environment with heavy smoke, and their parents should be advised not to smoke.

3. Smoking affects the metabolism of mother’s milk, reducing the amount of milk and affecting the happy growth of the child.

4. If the mother smokes, the baby will be exposed to secondhand smoke, which will have a negative impact on the baby's IQ and development.

Women who are breastfeeding sometimes smoke, which can affect the baby's nutritional intake. When women smoke, their bodies absorb tar, which can inhibit the secretion of breast milk. If a woman smokes during breastfeeding, the secretion of milk will decrease accordingly. If the secretion of milk decreases, it cannot meet the daily nutritional needs of the baby, which will cause malnutrition of the baby.

Women who are breastfeeding sometimes smoke, which can affect the health of their babies. Cigarettes have the effect of numbing people's nerves. During the smoking process, women's brain nerves will be affected. When these ingredients enter the women's breast milk and are absorbed by the baby, they will also affect the baby's brain development. Therefore, if breastfeeding mothers have the habit of smoking, they must control their urge to smoke.

Women who are breastfeeding sometimes smoke, which can affect the mental health of their babies. In the previous article, we mentioned that women who smoke during breastfeeding will reduce milk secretion due to the effect of cigarettes, thus affecting the normal feeding of the baby. Because the baby is still young, if the baby does not feel full during the feeding process, it will make the baby feel insecure, which will affect the baby's mental health in the long run.